Mike Kelly

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1967 (58 years old)
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Santa Barbara, California, USA

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196 cm (6 ft 5 in)

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95 kg (209 lb)

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Mike Kelly (born 20 November 1967) is an American-Australian professional basketball coach and former player who is the associate head coach for the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL). He spent the majority of his playing career in the NBL, where he won a championship with the South East Melbourne Magic in 1996 and was a two-time Best Defensive Player selection.

Professional career
Kelly began his career at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California, during which he was part of a team with a 29–0 record that won the 1985 CIF Championship. He then moved to Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, and stayed there for two years.

During his time at Orange Coast College he was recruited by Westmont College in the Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC), where he was a two-time All-GSAC player and helped Westmont win the 1988 NAIA District III Championship..

Following his college career, Kelly spent one year in Taiwan playing for the Lucky Cement Basketball Team before moving to Australia. Upon arrival in Australia, Kelly spent time with the Griffith Demons (1990), the North East Melbourne Arrows (1991–1993) and the Nunawading Spectres (1994–1995), before joining the South East Melbourne Magic for the 1996 NBL season.

During his first season in the NBL, Kelly played major minutes and averaged 33 minutes and 5.2 rebounds per game. In his inaugural season he won the NBL Best Defensive Player Award and won a Championship with the Magic.

Kelly remained with the Magic for the 1997 NBL season, and was once again awarded the NBL Best Defensive Player Award. He also helped the Magic reach the Grand Final again, however they were beaten by the Melbourne Tigers 2–1.

Kelly moved to a brand new club for the 1998 season; the Victoria Giants. During his two year stay with the club, they reached the finals twice and the Grand Final once.

For the 2000–01 NBL season Kelly moved clubs again, this time to the Townsville Crocodiles. Fresh off a 22–6 record the previous year, the club repeated that record and reached the Grand Final, however lost in a tight contest with the Wollongong Hawks 2–1.

After multiple successful years, the Crocodiles struggled in the 2001–02 season and the early part of the 2002–03 season, however a 16-game winning streak pushed the club into the finals. Despite their best efforts, they were pushed out of the finals by the Wollongong Hawks and the Sydney Kings.

Kelly joined the Wollongong Hawks for the 2004–05 NBL season, during which they reach the Grand Final. However, they were beaten 3–0 by the Sydney Kings.

Kelly remained with the Wollongong Hawks for the 2005–06 NBL season, however only played four games before retiring.